rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage providers. Prior to 1.75.1, when backend/local runs with --links, a source .rclonelink object can plant a symlink in the destination and later directory metadata is applied through that path. MkdirMetadata, writeMetadataToFile, and setTimes operate when Directory.translatedLink=false, so os.Chown, os.Chmod, os.Chtimes, and birth-time handling can bypass os.Root confinement and follow the symlink. An attacker controlling source contents can therefore apply selected ownership, permissions, modification times, or birth times to a file or directory outside the destination, with --metadata required for chmod and chown while modification time is applied by the normal directory workflow. This issue is fixed in version 1.75.1.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage
    providers. Prior to 1.75.1, when backend/local runs with --links, a source .rclonelink object can plant a
    symlink in the destination and later directory metadata is applied through that path. MkdirMetadata,
    writeMetadataToFile, and setTimes operate when Directory.translatedLink=false, so os.Chown, os.Chmod,
    os.Chtimes, and birth-time handling can bypass os.Root confinement and follow the symlink. An attacker
    controlling source contents can therefore apply selected ownership, permissions, modification times, or
    birth times to a file or directory outside the destination, with --metadata required for chmod and chown
    while modification time is applied by the normal directory workflow. This issue is fixed in version
    1.75.1. (CVE-2026-88016)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - rclone is a command-line program to sync files and directories to and from different cloud storage     providers. Prior to 1.75.1, when backend/local runs with --links, a source .rclonelink object can plant a     symlink in the destination and later directory metadata is applied through that path. MkdirMetadata,     writeMetadataToFile, and setTimes operate when Directory.translatedLink=false, so os.Chown, os.Chmod,     os.Chtimes, and birth-time handling can bypass os.Root confinement and follow the symlink. An attacker     controlling source contents can therefore apply selected ownership, permissions, modification times, or     birth times to a file or directory outside the destination, with --metadata required for chmod and chown     while modification time is applied by the normal directory workflow. This issue is fixed in version     1.75.1. (CVE-2026-88016)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
447948	SCA: security update for github.com/rclone/rclone (GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
447948	SCA: security update for github.com/rclone/rclone (GHSA-f8g7-2xjc-7mfh)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
344708	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-88016	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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